b'INDSPIRE YOUTH LAUREATEWALKING WITH HUMILITYBy Andrew St. GermainBorn in Winnipeg and raisedWith her unique warmth and wit, 2025 between the Red River heartlandIndspire Mtis Youth Laureate Madelaine and southern Alberta, Madelaine McCracken carries the legacy ofMcCracken honours her heritage as she helps her Red River Mtis ancestorsshape the next generation of educators Chartrand, Bruce, Pangman, Larence, Delorme, Parenteau and Ducharmewhose stories are rooted in the land and resistance of Manitoba.A current citizen of the Manitoba Mtis Federation (former citizen of the Otipemisiwak Mtis Government), McCrackens path in education is grounded in kinship, community, and a deep responsi-bility to her roots. With family ties to the Convention of Forty and the Red River Resistance, she honours her lineage not only through her doctoral research but in everyday actslike speaking French in honour of her French-Michif ancestry and walking with humility and humour as guiding values in her classroom.Candid, compassionate and refreshingly nerd-a-licious, McCracken brings warmth, wisdom and wit to all she does. As a doctoral student, university instructor and the 2025 Indspire Mtis Youth Laureate, she is shaping the next generation of educators and change-makers.16indspiration2025'